Friday, February 17, 2023 | Vol. 6, No. 5

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DAISY COCCO DE FILIPPIS

My Dear Colleagues and Students,

I am writing a few words of thanks for your support of our students and our College on a significant number of events celebrating Black History Month, Dominican Heritage Month, the Black at Hostos town hall series, and our All College Meeting.

Enrollment numbers as of census date are encouraging. Thank you for continuing to come together to support the teaching and learning, and retention of our students in the classroom. Have hope, joy and an academically strong experience in the weeks to come.

Mil gracias y bendiciones,

Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Ph.D.

President

POEM

MESSAGE FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT LEAGHTON N. OZORIA

Our school is proof positive. As we wait for the Aspen Institute’s decision, I believe that we all deserve a micro-award that stems from it because, along with our teachers, we have made this school proficient.Our educators teach with consciousness, with open doors. We have the responsibility to show them how much we appreciate their efforts. We, as students, can manage time, study, and write better not only to fulfill our class requirements but for self-satisfaction and to show appreciation for our teacher’s time. Keep joining us in the Student Leadership Academy, at Phi Theta Kappa, or become part of the SGA. This is where we all intersect to become the best by supporting each other.

 

CAIMAN CLUES

Weekly Tips & Reminders to Navigate Life at Hostos

Hello Students, 

Mingle with staff and peers to connect and build relationships as you learn about the many ways in which they can help you succeed! Don’t forget the College is closed on President’s Day, Monday, February 20. 

Math Study Groups: Look for peer leaders in your math classes (M100SI, M150SI). Peer leaders organize study groups every week to help you better your grade. Don’t be shy and join a session! They are the perfect way to get to know your classmates and work with them on challenging topics. 

Transfer Talk: Learn the process of transferring to senior colleges. Transfer Application Workshops are offered every Tuesday, 12 - 1 p.m. in C-512. Get your transfer questions answered on Thursdays from 11:30 - 1 p.m. in the A-Atrium.  

MS. MACKENZIE SCOTT’S GIFT: PRESIDENT’S INITIATIVES

Submitted by Sofia Oviedo, Ph.D., Research Programs Director  

Dear Students and Colleagues,

I hope the semester is progressing well and that you have the opportunity to participate in the various activities at Hostos that are being offered in honor of Black History Month. I am delighted that the Educating for Diversity – Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiative is helping to sponsor the Black History Month Program, under the auspices of the Black Studies Unit, led by Professor Ana Ozuna, which has already hosted two successful events. These include Removing Symbols of Oppression and Facilitating Healing, a vital and timely discussion led by Professor Cequyna Moore, Program Director of the World Heritage Monuments Toolkit Project, and A Conversation with Black Studies Alumni, moderated by Professor Anamaría Flores, that engaged Black Studies alumni in sharing how their learning experiences at Hostos have influenced their lives and career trajectories. Please check the Black History Month program calendar here to participate in upcoming events.

The Educating for Diversity Initiative is also supporting the Food Studies Unit, led by Professor Flor Henderson, which is hosting a three-part guest seminar series, Food as an Intercultural Bridge and Communicator, with invited speakers representing diverse cultural groups who through their talks will address current issues impacting urban food systems. The first guest lecture was held this week featuring Dr. Fabio Parasecoli, Professor of Food Studies at New York University, Steinhardt, whose lecture, Gastronativism: Food, Power, Identity, is based on his research exploring the cultural politics of food in media, design, and heritage. The guest lectures are offered via Zoom to Food Studies students and open to all in the college community. Please contact Professor Henderson at fhenderson@hostos.cuny.edu for updates on the upcoming seminars.

Recurring Announcement

The Families United in Education Program (FUiE) is inviting all family members that are currently enrolled at Hostos to join our spring semester cohort. FUiE is designed to support and encourage family members, including siblings, cousins, spouses/legal partners, and parent/adult child, who are enrolled in degree programs to make satisfactory progress toward degree completion. The program offers monthly mentoring, educational workshops, access to social support, and cultural engagement experiences. If you are interested in applying or learning more about this program, please contact Ms. Christeen Francis, in the Health and Wellness Office, at chfrancis@hostos.cuny.edu. 

Deadline to apply for spring enrollment in Families United in Education is March 31, 2023.

For more information about the Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiatives, please email or call Sofia Oviedo at soviedo@hostos.cuny.edu | Tel: 718-518-4309.



OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT (OIERA)

Submitted by Dean Babette Audant, Ph.D.

The 2023–2028 Strategic Planning Process: Radically Contemporary, Rooted in the Past

We are engaged in a college-wide process of developing a new strategic plan. The 2023-2028 Strategic Plan is an evidence-informed, collectively drafted framework guided by the six Mission Pillars. It proposes a roadmap for the next five years by identifying goals and strategies to support student success. It is, by definition, a vision of the future. The past, too, shapes how we think about our roles and our commitments. Shared below are three ideas from the past that I’ll argue are in conversation with the drafts of the 2023–2028 Strategic Plan:

1) In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, “Universities adapting to the new needs of the day must learn how to develop the abilities of people who have had trouble with school in their youth and have not earned their credentials. They should be trained on the job, get university credit for their experience, learn in relevant courses and develop a liberal-arts knowledge that is built around their concerns. We need what S.M. Miller has called “second-chance universities.” A democratic educational system requires multiple doors.” [i]

President Cocco De Filippis has invoked MLK’s words on occasion; the alignment with our mission is clear, and MLK’s words are as relevant as ever: Hostos Community College was founded in 1968 in response to the communities that demanded access to higher education in the South Bronx. Our mission laid out our commitments to the underrepresented communities that fought for open doors for students seeking knowledge and socio-economic mobility. Today we are still providing students with both the liberal arts foundations and career and technical skills they need to succeed, and the drafts of the strategic plan reaffirm these commitments while ensuring they are articulated in ways that are relevant to today’s students and today’s world.

2) In the last decades of the 19th century, Eugenio Maria de Hostos, the scholar, educator, and activist for whom we are named, argued, “if anything in this world is in need of radical revolution, it is the educational system.” 

While none of the strategic planning working groups recommended revolution, members of each group examined the college’s root purposes and what it means to act in response to the mission pillars. Visiting those roots and committing to radical responses is an orienting exercise and an affirming one.

3) The last idea I’ll introduce is tikkun olam – a Hebrew term understood today as the idea that we are called to make the world more just, peaceful, tolerant, and equal through acts of charity, kindness, and political/social action. This invitation, which is also imperative, is at the root of what Hostos is. Our role within the communities we serve, and as a place of (re-)production for the richly intersecting communities we are, is to make an intentional, meaningful, measurable difference. The scale and scope of that difference sometimes vary daily, but the understanding that we are here as agents for change powers all we do together. [ii]

[i] Luther King, Jr., Martin. “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”, Paperback ed., Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 2010, p. 209.

[ii] I’ve expanded tikkun olam to apply to “we” although the concept of tikkun olam is more traditionally aligned with Judaism.

POLICY OF THE WEEK

Highlighting CUNY Policies You Should Know

Submitted by Executive Counsel and Labor Designee Eugene Sohn, Esq.

CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct 

This Policy prohibits Sexual Misconduct at The City University of New York (“CUNY”). In addition to defining what constitutes Sexual Misconduct and explaining the resources available to those affected by Sexual Misconduct, this Policy details CUNY’s procedures for investigating and adjudicating allegations of Sexual Misconduct. CUNY’s process for addressing allegations of Sexual Misconduct is based on federal, state, and local laws, including Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, and New York State’s Education Law Article 129- B, also known as the “Enough is Enough” law.

Read the entire policy here. 



OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Submitted by Director Eric Radezky, Ph.D.

Do you qualify for the Fair Fares MetroCard program?

Fair Fares NYC is a City program created to help New Yorkers with low incomes manage their transportation costs. Using the Fair Fares NYC MetroCard, eligible New York City residents receive a 50% discount on the subway and eligible bus fares. Pay-per-Ride, weekly unlimited, and monthly unlimited options are all available. Fair Fares can also provide 50% off MTA Access-A-Ride paratransit trips. Because Access-A-Ride customers do not use a MetroCard, their discount is applied automatically to their Access-A-Ride trips once their Fair Fares and Access-A-Ride accounts are linked.

To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 64, live in New York City, meet income limits (see website), and not receive a discounted MetroCard from any other New York City program.

Visit the Fair Fares website to check your eligibility, create an account, and apply.



NEWS FROM THE DIVISIONS

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Submitted by Dean Andrea Fabrizio, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Student Symposium Update – Call for Faculty Mentors

The Inaugural Hostos Student Symposium, with the support of the Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiatives, will take place on Tuesday, April 18. Our Symposium will be a celebration of student work in all disciplines across the college. To present, students will need to submit a brief application and identify a faculty mentor. Students are welcome to present work from Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. Please work with your students to encourage them to apply and consider serving as their faculty mentor.

Online applications are due March 15.

As a mentor, you will:

• Encourage students to apply
• Work with them to prepare their abstract and help them to prepare to present
• Attend the Symposium
• Be an honored guest at the Student Symposium Celebration Luncheon on April 18

Students will:

• Work with the support of a faculty mentor to submit an abstract and prepare a presentation on their work this Academic Year
• Present at the Symposium
• Be an honored guest at the Student Symposium Celebration Luncheon on April 18; family members will also be welcomed
• Receive a stipend for presenting

Presentations welcome on notable assignments across the disciplines, including but not limited to:

• Undergraduate research in STEM
• Essays/poems/short stories
• Visual Arts
• Performing Arts
• Capstone Assignments

Please reach out to Andrea Fabrizio, Associate Dean, with any questions at afabrizio@hostos.cuny.edu. 



Submitted by Sarah Brennan, Assistant to VP and Provost for Academic Affairs

OAA Celebrates the 55th Anniversary of Hostos Community College

Hostos Community College is celebrating 55 years of changing individual lives and the lives of families for the better, and the OAA has (a) launched a social media campaign #Hostos55, and (b) is partnering with WAC (Writing Across the Curriculum) to bring back Walls of Writing during March 2023.

Social Media Campaign #Hostos55 (Now through April 2023)

#Hostos55 will explore events, locations, and feel-good experiences of the Hostos family. Our amazing campus has evolved over time, and we want to shine a light on that as well as your point of view! How have you evolved professionally, personally, and academically? Where do you thrive on campus? What are your most memorable moments at Hostos? 

#Hostos55 celebrates our history with the world! Prizes will be awarded for posts that get the most love. Winning posts will be determined by the number of views, likes, comments, or shares. There is no limit to the number of posts you can make. Start today, #Hostos55! OAA is on Facebook and Instagram, and we look forward to your contributions to #Hostos55! Contact Sarah Brennan for more information at sbrennan@hostos.cuny.edu. 

Walls of Writing at Hostos

The Walls of Writing happened for the first time in 2009 and again in 2017 to celebrate the National Day on Writing (October 20). It was spearheaded by Professors Linda Hirsch and Andrea Fabrizio (now Associate Dean for Academic Affairs), who served as the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) co-coordinators. The WAC Writing Fellows played an important role in the success of the initiative, and OAA is partnering again to reimagine the initiative.

This time the Walls of Writing will feature aphorisms from Eugenio Maria de Hostos, the man. All campus members will have an opportunity to reflect and respond to the aphorisms by writing on the walls. Thoughtful responses and reflections made by individuals may be invited to provide formal written reflections that could be published in the Hostos Weekly in April or May 2023. More details will follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

Submitted by VP La Toro Yates, Ph.D.

Children’s Center

Yoga Expands: Yoga classes with Yo Re Mi, a program that combines music, mindfulness, and yoga to help children achieve calm, officially began this week in our infant and one-year-old classrooms. (Our twos and preschoolers began last week.)

President’s Visit: President Cocco De Filippis and Chief of Staff Kreymer visited the Children’s Center for a tour on Monday, February 6. They visited with staff and observed all children hard at work and play, including our babies and one-year-olds.

CUNY EDGE

On Thursday, February 9, we held our CUNY EDGE Orientation for new and continuing EDGE members. During the orientation, the students learned about all of the benefits and services CUNY EDGE offers them. We also discussed requirements and answered questions they had for us. More updates to come next week on attendance and the results of the feedback survey we will be sending out after the workshop. 

Admissions

The Office of Admissions and Recruitment has created a series of 14 General Information Sessions for the Spring 2023 semester. These interactive webinars are designed to provide admissions-related information about Hostos to prospective students, who can interact with an Admission Advisor and inquire about the application process. These sessions will run virtually, from 4 - 4:45 p.m., every Monday, starting on Monday, February 27, 2023, through Monday, May 29, 2023. Links will be shared soon.

Student Success Coaching Unit (SSCU)

SSCU completed the spring enrollment cycle on February 3, 2023. Students were assisted either in person or virtually and received one-on-one attention which greatly facilitated the enrollment process. Students expressed their gratitude to the coaches for creating a pleasant and informative environment for them to register. 

One student wrote: "I just want to thank you for all your help and let you know that Hostos has the best advisors ever. In my previous schools, no advisors ever took the time out to explain things.”

College Discovery

The Office of College Discovery, in collaboration with their Social Work Interns, will be hosting the following virtual workshops:

Motivation | March 13, 2 - 1 p.m.: A workshop designed to help students find their motivation and apply them to their academic goals. School-Life balance can be overwhelming for students and staying focused in the face of life distractions is important for academic success. Students are invited to consider what steps they need to take to achieve their long-term goals.

Academic Probation | March 24, 12 - 1 p.m.: A workshop that invites students to embark on a journey where they gain a better understanding of the repercussions of poor academic performance. Students will develop concrete steps for academic rehabilitation to return to the path of academic success, and learn measures to prevent probation reoccurrence.

Graduation and Retention | April 21, 2 - 3 p.m.: As we prepare for the next semester, students will reflect on where they are in their academic journey and where they hope to go. Whether a student is enrolling for another year at Hostos, transitioning to a 4-year college, or entering the workforce in the fall, we will discuss what to do to bring their goal to fruition.

Links to virtual workshops will be shared soon.

Accessibility Resource Center (ARC)

Hostos Accessibility Resource Center’s staff, along with faculty and students from the College, rallied at the State Capitol on Wednesday, February 8, to demand increased state funding for higher education disability services. Lawmakers, led by Assemblymember Harvey Epstein and Senator Andrew Gounardes, also introduced a resolution memorializing February 8, 2023, as Students with Disabilities Advocacy Day in the State of New York. Students with disabilities who attend CUNY and SUNY colleges, as well as private colleges and universities from every corner of the state, advocated for their budget priorities.

They are calling for:

• $13 million in state funding for Enhancing Supports and Services for the Postsecondary Success of Students with Disabilities (SWDPS). Students and advocates have been calling for a total investment in the capacities of higher education institutions to support the access and inclusion of New Yorkers with disabilities in higher education since 2018, and it has been a New York State Regents priority for four consecutive years. $2 million have been received. For 2023–24, Regents has requested full program funding at $15M to meet students' needs.

• The passage of S1880 would make financial aid options, such as the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), accessible for Hostos college students with intellectual disabilities (CUNY Unlimited).

Student Services

The Offices of Scholarship and Transfer Services, in collaboration with the Writing Center, hosted the Belle Zeller Scholarship writing workshop on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

The Belle Zeller Scholarship Trust Fund, based on merit and not financial need, was established in 1979 by the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY (PSC CUNY), the instructional staff union of The City University of New York. This scholarship is intended to honor the unique qualities of Belle Zeller: the combination of social commitment and scholarship. The scholarship application deadline is March 3, 2023. Learn more about it here. 

Office of Transfer Services

The Office of Transfer Services will be hosting weekly events this semester to assist you with the process:

Transfer Talks

Join us and receive assistance with your CUNY Transfer Applications

• Every Tuesday in C-512, from 12 - 1 p.m.

Walk-In Wednesdays

Come in and meet with a member of the Transfer Services Staff and get assistance with your questions

• Every Wednesday in D-101-A, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Thursday Transfer Tabling

Come and ask your Transfer questions

• Every Thursday in the A-Atrium, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Additional Events

Mark your calendars for the following events (some locations, times, and links pending):

• February 21 and 28 – CUNY Application Workshop, 12 - 1 p.m., C-512
• March 14 – HBCU Transfer Summit

CUNY-wide Transfer Town Halls

Please consider attending the following CUNY Central virtual town halls to discuss how to enhance the transfer experience between colleges:

Faculty and Staff Town Hall

Date | Time: February 21, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Zoom link: https://cuny.zoom.us/j/87822103065

Phone-in option: 1-646-931-3860; Webinar ID: 878 2210 3065

Faculty and Staff Town Hall

Date | Time: February 28, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Zoom link: https://cuny.zoom.us/j/86534843887

Phone-in option: 1-646-931-3860; Webinar ID: 865 3484 3887

Student-focused Town Hall

Date | Time: March 2, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Zoom link: https://cuny.zoom.us/j/86534843887

Phone-in option: 1-646-558-8656; Webinar ID: 835 6684 4198



POEMS TO INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY

Submitted by VP La Toro Yates, Ph.D.

Dreams

By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

Famous Inspirational Poems



ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE (ADM)

Submitted by SVP Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne

Budget Update

At the All College meeting on February 9, President Cocco De Filippis noted in her welcome remarks that the college, while making positive forward progress in many areas, remains in a challenged state. During our update at the meeting, we reminded the audience that back in December, CUNY Central had implemented a 2% reduction for all colleges in order to achieve the collective Fiscal Year 2023 savings target. Hostos was able to achieve the 2% savings. However, CUNY Central recently informed all campuses of a new savings target for FY 2024 due to additional anticipated fiscal tightening on the state and city level. Hostos now has a savings target of 3.5% for next year; the target for the college is not higher because we met our savings target on the initial reduction. Not all campuses were in a position to do the same.

Additionally, as part of the Savings Plan process, the University implemented a hiring freeze on February 3 and established a Vacancy Review Board (VRB). The VRB will be working with campus HR directors and reviewing all personnel action requests to ensure only critical positions are pursued; there are certain exceptions, such as the 595 full-time lecture lines allocated to the campuses.

Hostos must now develop a Savings Plan that outlines how it will meet its target. This will require every division to look thoroughly at their expenditures, both personnel and non-personnel costs, and make the necessary strategic decisions as to how they can reduce their spending. As the college progresses on this savings path, we will continue to update the community on its budget status.

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (CEWD)

Submitted by VP Evelyn Fernández-Ketcham, Ph.D.

Three CUNY Community Colleges Partner to Provide Allied Health Certificates at CUNY in the Heights

Bronx Community College, the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Hostos Community College are partnering to launch the Uptown Future of Work Centers at CUNY in the Heights. This three-college collaborative was awarded $1,519,573 from CUNY Central’s CUNY Future of Work Centers grant program to provide students with a diverse array of Allied Health occupational training programs. The Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD) will receive $497,000 to provide the Certified Billing and Coding Specialist training program to two cohorts of 15 students each year. CEWD will serve a total of 90 students over three years at CUNY in the Heights.



Spring 2023 Catalog now Available

The Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development’s (CEWD) Spring 2023 catalog is now available online. To view it, please click here.

Virtual Information Sessions

To learn more about CEWD’s Spring 2023 program offerings, please attend one of the following upcoming Virtual Information Sessions:

• Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m.
• Wednesday, February 22 at 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
• Saturday, March 18 at 11 a.m.
• Wednesday, March 22 at 6 p.m.

To register for a Virtual Information Session, visit https://tinryurl.com/HostosCEWD.



INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Submitted by VP Colette Atkins

Updates:

The Alumni Fund for Student Transfer Scholarships

The Office of Alumni Relations is pleased to announce the Hostos Alumni Fund for Student Transfer Scholarships. The intended fund gives alumni a way to honor the impact of their Hostos degree by providing empowering support to current students who want to further their academic careers at a four-year institution. If you’re an alum, consider making a gift toward the Hostos Alumni Fund for Student Transfer Scholarships using this link.

Upcoming Events:

Save the Date for the 55th Anniversary Gala

The Hostos Community College Foundation will host the College’s 55th Anniversary Gala on Wednesday, April 26, at the Surf Club on the Sound in New Rochelle. We are pleased to announce that we have selected four outstanding community leaders as the evening’s honorees:

• Ms. Catherine Lapadula – Managing Director/Market Head at UBS International
• Mr. George M. Logothetis – Executive Chairman of the Libra Group
• Mr. Michael Potack – Chairman of Unitex
• Ramon Tallaj, M.D. – Chairman of the Board of SOMOS Care

These inspiring individuals share and exemplify the values of Hostos: creating opportunities for all through quality education, advancing social justice, and celebrating the significance and contributions of this multicultural community.



BRAVO NEWS

Celebrating the Accomplishments of the Hostos Community

Libra Group Pledges Support to Hostos Initiatives

The Libra Group, a hospitality, renewable energy, shipping, real estate, and diversified investment company, has committed its support to the 55th Anniversary Gala. This is the second gift the company has made to Hostos this year. In January, they pledged $100,000 over two years to support the Family Empowerment Program (FEP). Libra is also sponsoring a student trip to Washington, D.C. to visit cultural sites and meet with Libra Group’s D.C. staff.  The Hostos Community College Foundation extends its sincere gratitude to Libra for its generous investment in Hostos and our students.

Dominican Women Celebrated at Bilingual Panel Hosted by Hostos President

On Tuesday, February 14, Hostos Community College hosted the bilingual panel “A Legacy of Advocacy: Dominican Women and their Struggle for Representation” as part of Dominican Heritage Month celebrations and the College’s 55th Anniversary calendar of events. Hostos President Daisy Cocco De Filippis welcomed to campus her colleagues in the field of Dominican Studies: Writer, essayist, and diplomat Scherezada (Chiqui) Vicioso; Dr. Ramona Hernández, Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI); and Sarah Aponte, Chief Librarian of CUNY DSI Library and Archives. All four discussed the lives of women who, although central to Dominican national identity formation, have been erased from the archive. Representatives from New York State’s Governor’s Office attended the event, which also included a live music performance and a book raffle. More on the event soon! 

HOSTOS FOR EVERYONE

Free Services for the Community 

Hostos Offers Free Preventive Dental Hygiene Services to the Public

For more information and scheduling, call 718-319-7943.

The appointment schedule, as follows, will resume January 25, 2023:

Mondays: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m.

Wednesdays: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Fridays: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Hostos Dental Hygiene Patient Care Facility

500 Grand Concourse, Bronx NY 10451

B-Building 

The Dental Hygiene Patient Care Facility at Hostos Community College is a teaching unit that provides high-quality dental care, primarily cleanings and dental x-rays to the community, while adhering to the most current sterilization techniques. Several appointments will be needed and each may last three hours at a time.

Note: The clinic does not provide restorative dental work such as fillings, implants, etc.

Title: Winter Wellness at Hostos Community College

Date | Time: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | 3 p.m. 

Location: C-391

Description: Come and join the Wellness Center to get vaccines and boosters for COVID-19 and the flu, and free COVID testing. Please bring your Benefits Card and State ID for a chance to win a free smartphone or tablet.

Title: Untold Narratives – A Seductive Echo

Date | Time: Open until February 22, 2023 (Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri | 12 - 6 p.m.)

Location: Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos

Brief description: An exciting new exhibition featuring artists that contend with the limits and potentials of language manifested in misinterpretation, abstraction, and slippages. Their works reveal distorted and fragmented expressions of the self as mediated by popular culture, new technologies, experiences of isolation, and displacement.

Title: Blackness and the Legacies of Coloniality: Contemporary Writers from the French and the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean. A Roundtable Discussion on Hostos Review/Revista Hostosiana No. 17. 

Date | Time: Thursday, February 23 | 12:30 p.m.

Location: C-391

Title: Black History Month | West African Dance Workshop

Date | Time: Monday, February 27, 2023 | 12:30 p.m. 

Location: C-152, Dance Studio

Description: Maguette Camara is a recognized West African choreographer, musician, and instructor. He began his career with the Ballet Bougarabou Dance Company and his extensive experiences with this company allowed him to perform and present workshops in Morocco, Canada, Senegal, and the United States, earning him the privileged opportunity to perform as the representative of Senegal in the festival of De Jeunes Createurs. Mr. Camara has performed in diverse venues and events such as the Lincoln Center Outdoor Concert Series, the Guggenheim Museum, the Rolling Stones World Tour, Epcot Center Disney World, the World Trade Center Jazz Festival among others. Mr. Camara currently serves as the Artistic Director of Manekadang-Dance and Drum and teaches regularly at the Alvin Ailey School and Extension. This dance workshop will celebrate the dance forms of West Africa and get you moving!

Title: Orchestra of St. Luke’s – Viajes y Raíces (Journeys and Origins)

Date | Time: Thursday, March 2 | 7:00 p.m.

Location: Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos

Description: Paying homage to a wide variety of traditions, the concert program includes a series of string quartets, illuminating how each composer reflects on their own origins and explorations through their distinct musical language. Free admission. Register here. 

Title: School of American Ballet (SAB) – The Beauty of Ballet

Date | Time: Sunday, March 5 | 2 p.m.

Location: Repertory Theatre

Description: This FREE program is led by SAB faculty member Katrina Killian and features advanced SAB students. Audiences are offered a sneak-peek on how students train to become professional dancers. The program includes excerpts from famous ballets, including “The Nutcracker,” “Swan Lake” and “The Sleeping Beauty,”  performed in costume to live music. This wonderful introduction to the art of ballet is recommended for young children and families. Free admission. Register here.

Title: Tek Weh Yuhself

Dates | Times: Friday, March 10 | 7 p.m. AND Saturday, March 11 | 7 p.m.

Location: Main Theater

Description: The world premiere of this romantic comedy, written by Devon Morgan and produced by Having Purpose Entertainment, will be presented at the Hostos Main Theater. This performance is made possible by the Family Empowerment Program, Family Empowerment Club, the Hostos Office of Alumni Relations, and a grant from Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiatives. Get tickets here. Discounted price options are available for students and alumni.

Title: Strategic Plan Open Forum for Students

Date | Time: Tuesday, March 28 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Location: C-391

Title: Strategic Plan Open Forum for Faculty/Staff

Date | Time: Tuesday, March 28 | 3 - 5 p.m.

Location: Savoy Multi-Purpose Room

Title: Virtual Strategic Plan Open Forum for All

Date | Time: Thursday, March 30 | 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. 

Location: Zoom (link coming soon)

Title: 2023 Hostos Community College Foundation 55th Anniversary Gala

Date | Time: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 (Time: TBD)

Location: TBD



Title: “The Racialized Politics of Education in 2023 featuring CUNY Senior Vice Chancellor for Institutional Affairs, Strategic Advancement and Special Counsel Glenda Grace

Date | Time: Monday, May 8 | 11 a.m.

Location: TBD



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